Staff Engineer (Remote)

Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! First American's Agency Division is dedicated to providing our policy-issuing agents with resources, services and underwriting guidance needed to achieve new levels of success. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for eleven consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

Participates in the design, development, coding, testing, debugging, and maintenance of software code for business applications. Responsible for middle-tier implementation and integration with backend databases. Works with technical staff to understand problems with software and develops specifications to resolve them.

HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE

Identify new capabilities necessary to deliver large-scale business impact and work closely with partner teams to prioritize the development of these capabilities

Responsible for design and full implementation of product; ensures architecture meets design specs.

Performs tasks necessary to support design, QA and implementation teams necessary to rollout product.

Deliver net-new ways for the team/org to measure and communicate customer impact

Research, design, write, test and implement new software applications and systems.

Modify and enhance existing complex applications and systems.

Champion change; drive and set technical direction for the functional group.

Responsible for quality assurance review.

Evaluate design alternatives, and perform cost benefit analysis

Lead the design and development of projects that involve any or all layers of our stack

Work with cross-functional teams to deliver timely, high quality, and well-tested code

Help define and enforce standards regarding architecture, quality, and performance

Mentor other developers and contribute to the growth and development of the team

Help evolve the engineering culture at First American

Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.

Other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Required Education, Experience, Certification/Licensure

Normally requires BS Degree or equivalent work experience

Typically have 10+ years of directly related experience

Demonstrated leadership experience in driving operational excellence and best practices

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)

Fluent in multiple application development languages at an expert level

Experience with various computer platforms and application environments

Expertise with developing multiple tiers of multi-tiered software applications

Advanced expertise in designing programs, applications and systems

Constantly updating personal technical and business knowledge and skills and mentoring others to increase the knowledge and skills of the team

Must have conceptual understanding of domain technologies

Excellent organizational or project management skills

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and a strong team mentality

Pay Range: $148,600.00 - $198,200.00 Annually

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County.

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.

What We Offer

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.